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Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - Ego (Blackout)
Release Date: OUT NOW
Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/ego/1410375

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Drum & bass stalwarts Black Sun Empire are to follow up a trio of recent EPs from The Upbeats, Neonlight and Pythius with the release of ‘Until The World Ends’ - a five-track, collaborative EP with NZ duo State Of Mind. Lead single ‘Ego’ will be released on 7th December via their genre-defining Blackout imprint, drawing an end to a prolific 2014 for the label. 

‘Ego’ immediately sets the tone for the rest of the EP, with growling bass lines and punchy synth-stabs underpining dark, techy atmospherics and vocal loops. Skittering melodics then give way to signature frenetic beats and firing drums to round off proceedings in style.

Blackout have built a reputation for curating their own brand of dark, neurofunk-inspired drum & bass over the past 12 months and this collaboration with long-term collaborators State Of Mind - who released their latest album ‘Eat The Rich’ via Blackout earlier this year - feeds into the hype already surrounding the label moving into 2015.

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BEATPORT

Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Ego - OUT NOW

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Thunder Cloud
Artificial Intelligence and Sense team up on the digital only track taken from the EP 'Thunder Cloud', AI lay the perfect foundation for Sense to get busy with.

Artificial Intelligence  - Thunder Cloud (feat. Sense)

Here is a mix of some of the future beats for 2015 on Virus and from the scene in general brought to you by Optical...with some oldschool thrown in too..this year is going to be incredible from what I have heard already!

1.    'Footpath' - Mefjus & InsideInfo feat. The Upbeats (Virus Dubplate)
2.    'Ride' - DJ Red and the Earth People (1997?)
3.    'Break It' - Audio (Ram)
4.    'Drama' - Hybrid Minds (Neonlight Remix)
5.    'SMMF*' - BTK & Maztek (Virus Dubplate)
6.    'Stutter' - Mefjus ft Misanthrop (Critical)
7.    'Above Earth' - Chris SU & State Of Mind
8.    'Thunderball' - Moving Fusion (Ram)
9.    'Transcendent' - Prolix & Misanthrop
10.  'Cybercrime' - Gridlok (Virus Dubplate)
11.  'Ego' - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind
12.  'Detune' - Purge
13.  'Shamen VIP' - DC Breaks
14.  'Inside Out' - Optiv & BTK (Virus Dubplate)
15.  'Exploration' - Prolix & Rido
16.  'Surrounded' - Mefjus (Critical)
17.  'Badass' - Hypoxia (Titan)
18.  'No-Operative' - State Of Mind (Audio Remix)
19.  'Blacker VIP' - Distorted Minds ft Strikes
20.  'Ultron' - Audio (Ram)
21.  'Dive Bomb' - Optiv & BTK (Virus Dubplate)
22.  'Hybrid' - Mefjus (Critical)
23.  'Nitrous' - Bad Company & Trace (Audio Remix)
24.  'Catapult' - Mind Vortex
25.  'Stompbox' - The Qemists (Spor remix)
26.  'Basso Continuo' - Neonlight (Lifted)
27.  'We Want Your Soul' - Adam Freeland (Ed Rush & Optical remix)

Optical ☣ - Virus Podcast (Jan 2015)

We're heading to Japan next week!!
In preparation we've recorded a 30min mix
Jan 23rd, Circus, Osaka
Jan 24th, R Lounge, Tokyo
Jan 31st, UFO, Hakuba

JAPAN PROMO MIX 2015

This is a short demo song for Rob Papen’s new synth ‘Raw’. All the sounds are made in realtime by the synth with only EQ and compression applied in Cubase. Hope you like it, it was fun to make!

http://www.robpapen.com/raw.html

Noisia RAW Synth Demosong 'Exiled'

Passage

Drum & bass stalwarts Black Sun Empire are to follow up a trio of recent EPs from The Upbeats, Neonlight and Pythius with the release of ‘Until The World Ends’ - a five-track, collaborative EP with NZ duo State Of Mind. To be released on January 26th via their genre-defining Blackout imprint, it marks an exciting start to 2015.

Lead track ‘Ego’ immediately sets the tone with growling bass lines and punchy synth-stabs that underpin dark, techy atmospherics and vocal loops.

Second track ‘Until The World Ends’ proves once again both acts’ enduring versatility - kicking off with a bass-heavy dubstep tones complimented by vocal duties from State Of Mind’s fellow New Zealander PNC, before

switching to a manic, intelligently structured groove for the remainder.

‘Bad’ opens with progressive percussion and softly-worked synths that move euphorically to a pounding drum break, whilst fourth track ‘Jack Nicholson’, featuring an imitable sample of the man himself, is a bass-fuelled shockwave of a track. Final track.

‘Moonbox’ closes the EP in true Blackout fashion, with signature frenetic beats and firing drums rounding off proceedings in style.

Black Sun Empire have built a reputation for curating their own brand of dark, neurofunk-inspired drum & bass over the past 12 months and this collaboration with long term accomplices State Of Mind - whom released their latest album ‘Eat The Rich’ via the label earlier this year - feeds into the hype surrounding Blackout as the label looks ahead to 2015.

Tracklist: 
01 - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind feat. PNC - Until The World Ends 
02 - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Bad 
03 - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Ego 
04 - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Jack Nicholson 
05 - Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Moonbox

Until the World Ends

Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind - Bad

2014 stands as a defining moment for the RAM Records imprint. Not only did it announce the pivotal signing of artists like Audio, Teddy Killerz and Bensley but they also oversaw the birth of compilation series RAMLife hosted by Loadstar. Even in its first form, it contained nearly every essential release the last twelve months had to offer. 

But this year, RAMLife is taking you into deeper and murkier dimensions. Having already flexed his production muscle on the ricocheting, four-track ‘Nil by Mouth’ EP, as well as his first visual debut in the music video for ‘Heads Up’, it’s now time for Audio to cut open and expose his musical psyche. 

Including some of the most aggressive, technically adept and prominent artists the genre has to offer, including Bad Company, Optiv & BTK and Noisia to name a few, no stone goes unturned for the album’s entirety. Audio also throws bass-fuelled bullets in the form of exclusives, with explosive VIPs that have yet to be released. 

The brand new cut ‘Foodchain’ from Audio sets a theme which is prevalent throughout all 27 tracks. Uncompromising yet diligently crafted, it leads you into a freight train of musicality which holds you hostage from start to finish. Zipping through to the mechanical composition of Mefjus’ ‘Brainwork’, all the way back to Spor’s heavy-hitting ‘Bullet Time’ remix; this is a no holds barred exploration of the genre’s darker side.  

But what can you expect from the man who garners such an explosive reputation across the club circuit? Audio brings his live personality into the whole album and accompanying mix; one that doesn’t let you pause for breath. They’re a collection of tracks that’ll leave an atomic bomb sized impression inside the community, which further solidifies his reputation as an ever- growing, unstoppable goliath. 


DC Breaks - Swag (Audio Remix)

New smasher with mi hermano eRRe, forthcoming on his EP for Yellow Stripe Recordings!

C-Netik & eRRe - Syke

Out now!

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Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl: http://bit.ly/vinlyvol2 available 16th March

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'Crucifix' Vs Icicle

Blackout podcast, bringing the finest Drum & Bass around. This time mixed by Telekinesis!

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Blackout Podcast 39 - Mixed By Telekinesis

The last cut is Boiler, reflecting both the retro and the futuristic elements of the producers’ music. Harsh,
thumping beats echo influences like Ed Rush, Optical and more, but at the same time, Boiler is as fresh as
they come, with no compromise in its production or execution. Earth-shattering, universe-forming, and
utterly essential.

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